Neymar says he will remain with Santos despite speculation linking the 20-year-old Brazilian striker with a move to Europe, with Manchester City, Chelsea, Real Madrid and Barcelona said to be keen to sign him.
Liverpool could be set to bid for Wigan striker Franco Di Santo, 23, in the January transfer window. Reds manager Brendan Rodgers worked with the Argentine at Chelsea.
Newcastle striker Demba Ba, 27, has admitted he would like to play for boyhood idols Paris Saint-Germain. The Senegalese player is being tracked by Arsenal, Chelsea, Liverpool and QPR.
Reading's billionaire owner Anton Zingarevich wants to sign Andrey Arshavin, 31, from Arsenal in January as part of the Royals' bid to stave off relegation from the Premier League.
Liverpool are ready to make a bid for Birmingham City goalkeeper Jack Butland, 19. City need to raise funds and both Liverpool and Merseyside rivals Everton are admirers of the England international.
Manchester City manager Roberto Mancini said his players are "too soft" following their loss to Sunderland.
Roberto Di Matteo and Roy Keane have emerged as early frontrunners to take over at Nottingham Forest following the sacking of Sean O'Driscoll on Boxing Day.
The kick-off between QPR and West Brom at Loftus Road had to be delayed after the West Brom team coach was caught in a traffic jam caused by Boxing Day bargain hunters.
Arsene Wenger says Arsenal will stay committed to producing their own.
Wenger believes there are many advantages to building a team mainly around homegrown players, and says the Club is firmly committed to continuing on this path.
“We have always done it, first of all because it’s a guarantee of security and stability - we never want to go below a certain level,” he said.
“If you can get the right players into the squad at an early age, you can build a real team spirit. When people have grown up together, they have that fraction more togetherness when they are on the pitch than if you assemble players from all over the world.
“So it makes the team attitude a bit stronger, which you can’t get from signing players from all over the world.”
Real Madrid president Florentino Perez is standing by coach Jose Mourinho.
AS says defeat at Malaga has led to crisis talks between the pair, where Perez left for China convinced Mourinho is ready to tone down his combative approach.
One unnamed director said: "The press cannot be blamed that we are 16 points behind Barca or have suffered seven losses. Either we become more self-critical or the season is already lost .. . "
Mourinho was asked if he had thought of resigning and offered an olive branch to the players:
"If I felt that players did not want me, I'm too honest to continue in a losing battle. I would be the first to be honest. But the players want to win. I've told them they have no reason to go home unhappy."
AC Milan are ready to bid for Real Madrid defender Ricardo Carvalho.
The Portuguese veteran is viewed at Real as a short-term replacement for Thiago Silva, now of PSG.
Carvalho has only featured in the Copa del Rey this season and the opportunity to clear his €4.5 million salary off the books will be welcomed by Real
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